Lower middle income vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Lower middle income
26.71 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
0.9292 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
12th
South Africa rank
15th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Lower middle income
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 26.71 Mt CO2e against 0.9292 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 25.78 Mt CO2e.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 28.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7238 Mt CO2e 0.3196 Mt CO2e 0.4042 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
1980s 1.15 Mt CO2e 0.4661 Mt CO2e 0.6845 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
1990s 2.37 Mt CO2e 0.6445 Mt CO2e 1.72 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
2000s 5.79 Mt CO2e 0.8206 Mt CO2e 4.97 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
2010s 17.71 Mt CO2e 0.9546 Mt CO2e 16.76 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
2020s 23.23 Mt CO2e 0.93 Mt CO2e 22.3 Mt CO2e Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), Lower middle income or South Africa?
Lower middle income, at 26.71 Mt CO2e against 0.9292 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Lower middle income and South Africa?
25.78 Mt CO2e, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Lower middle income ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).